Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Kelly S. Dipucchio (Author), Guy Francis (Illustrator)

Book Description

There is a mysterious new student at Fitzgerald High, Jake Garret. He seems to have it all figured out. He looks like he just stepped off the cover of the J. Crew catalog, he is the best kicker the football team has ever had, and best of all, he hosts the party to go to every Friday night. All the guys want to be like him and all the girls want to date him, but Jake only has eyes for Didi, the girlfriend of alpha male and quarterback, Todd Buckley . As Jake's friend Rick gets to know him, he at first admires him, then starts to like him, but soon grows to fear for him as he learns Jake's dangerous secret. From beloved young adult author Gordon Korman, comes a new look at age-old themes about popularity, acceptance, and human nature.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2–Mrs. McBloom is retiring after 50 years of teaching, and it's time to clean up Room Five for her successor. But that's easier said than done. The classroom has become an ecosystem with trees and animals coexisting peacefully with odd mittens, sneakers, and piles of books. It's a magical mess. Eventually, her students arrive at a solution, and the whole town lines up to select one thing each from the clutter. The resulting yard sale makes enough to send the woman away on the fancy-shmancy cruise she had always wanted to take. The artwork's MAD Magazine-style characters are not very appealing, but the wealth of strange objects to be discovered on every page will engage readers' interest. Owls, woodpeckers, chipmunks, and hens that knit are ensconced with art projects, dinosaur fossils, playing cards, and baseballs. The room gradually grows more cluttered from the day Mrs. McBloom starts out in her '50s-style clothes (pictured in black and white), long before that Armstrong fella set his tootsies on the moon. The story is told in a folksy voice with a rollicking rhythm and rich phraseology. DiPucchio's language will stretch readers' understanding of the different ways that people can turn a phrase, with such expressions as eye-poppin', heart-stoppin', higgly-piggly, and smack-dab sprinkled throughout the text. And kids will relish the idea that adults, too, sometimes need to clean their rooms.–Jane Barrer, Washington Square Village Creative Steps, New York City
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From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. Classroom clutter and chaos are fun in this picture book, and so is the sense of everyone in a small town pulling together. Mrs. McBloom has taught at Knickerbocker Elementary for nearly 50 years, and she has never once cleaned her classroom. Now she is due to retire, and everyone wonders how she will ready the room for the new, young teacher. One small pupil comes up with the solution, and every former student in town comes to take something away. The comic pictures are packed with all kinds of objects, and the cleaners uncover more things when they begin work, including a library book 35 years overdue and three buffalo nickels. The beloved, eccentric teacher gets a fond send-off. The nostalgic images (a picture of Elvis on an old lunch box) will mean more to adults than kids, but children will still enjoy the messy farce. Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (August 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786809329
• ASIN: B000YHT06O
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Golden Apple for Mrs. McBloom, September 27, 2005

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Ciaramine "ciaramine" (Barrington Hills, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! (Hardcover)

Who wouldn't want a fun, creative teacher like Mrs. McBloom? Children will want to read this book quickly to discover how Mrs.McBloom manages to clean up her classroom, but they will read it over and over to discover all the funny images hidden among the clever illustrations. This book is a warm and humorous tribute to every "favorite" teacher and to each one's importance in our lives.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book!, July 31, 2008

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Virginia Mommy (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! (Hardcover)

My daughter's kindergarten teacher is retiring next year and I can't WAIT to get this book for her. Mrs. McBloom is the teacher that you want your kids to have. It is a touching tribute to that retiring teacher who changed your life....and the kids love it. There is so much to look at and watch through the book. The apple tree seedling grows into a tree...It's just good on so many levels.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Elementary Teacher, November 19, 2008

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Mary Philliber (Catoosa, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! (Hardcover)

Mrs. McBloom is a wonderful, fun teacher. Messy, yes. I read aloud this book to several groups of second and third graders. They loved Kelly Dipuchhio's lively language. "Oh, higgly-piggly! It's on my To-Do list."
Students laughed at the colorful, creative illustrations by Guy Francis. They had never seen an apple tree growing in a classroom.
Teachers complimented my choice noting the story kept students' attention. Mrs. McBloom made everyone laugh.